enrollment for emi courses - Emergency Management Institute ...

Prerequisites:
EmE r g gE E n nc cy y ma n na a g gE E m mE E n nt t In Ins st tI tI t u ut tE E • 2010-2011 • ca cat ta al l o g of co u r rs sE Es s
Required: Completion of the Precourse Workbook
is required prior to attending the course. Course
manager must review all applications prior to
acceptance by admissions office.
Recommended: Completion of IS 301, Radiological
Emergency Response.
Course Length: 5 days
CEUs: 3.1
protecting tribal communities and
acquiring resources (E344)
This course provides Tribal representatives with an
overview of FEMA’s mitigation programs, outlines
Tribal mitigation responsibilities, and discusses
opportunities for achieving mitigation successes. The
course will cover mitigation planning, the National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and mitigation
grant programs.
Selection Criteria: The course will be limited to
federally recognized Tribal members and their
representatives.
Prerequisites:
Required: E/L580, Emergency Management Framework for
Tribal Governments.
Recommended: E581, Emergency Management Operations
for Tribal Governments.
Course Length: 4 days
CEUs: 2.4
community Emergency response team
(cErt) program manager (E427)
This course prepares participants to establish and
sustain an active local CERT program.
The responsibilities of a local CERT Program Manager
are various. This course defines the core components
of a local CERT program and focuses on effective
practices for:
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• Planning and interacting with a broad range of
stakeholders
• Managing program resources
• Sustaining the program
Course topics include:
• Developing local CERT program goals and a
related strategic plan
• Promoting a local CERT program
• Orienting, managing, and retaining CERT
members
• Recruiting, funding, managing, and retaining
CERT trainers
• Acquiring and managing program resources
• Delivering and managing effective training and
exercises
• Developing policies and procedures for operating
a local CERT program
• Evaluating and sustaining the program
The CERT Program Manager course is delivered at EMI
sequentially during the same week with E428,
CERT Train-the-Trainer. Participants who wish to take
both courses must submit a separate application for
each course. Although either course may be taken
separately, EMI encourages people to take both
courses the same week.
Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course
includes professionals and volunteers who are
designated to be or are interested in being appointed
a local CERT Program Manager and those who are
already in the CERT Program Manager position.
Prerequisites:
Required: A referral from a CERT-sponsoring agency,
typically a local, regional, or State government
agency, and completion of the CERT Basic Training
course or IS 317, Introduction to CERT, which can be
found at http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/IS317/.
Course Length: 2 days
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